Satellite Digital Remote Sensing

Geography 481-581

1245-1400 T,TH Cramer 418

Description: This class explores the use of satellite imagery for landscape interpretation using computer software to digitally manipulate and display the image data. The first part of the class will cover some of the basics of satellites and imaging. The remainder will cover image processing for landscape interpretation. The class will be a mixture of lecture and computer work.

Instructor: Dr. Andrew G. Fountain, 725-3386; Office Hours: Mondays 1500 TH or by appt

http://www.geol.pdx.edu/People/AGF/rem-sens.html

Text: J.R. Jensen Introductory Digital Image Processing

Prerequisites: Geography 480/580 Visual Image Interpretation, Statistics 242 or equivalent

Date Topic Readings

Week 1 APRIL 3 Introduction and Chapter 1

Electromagnetics

Week 2 APRIL 10 Satellites Chapter 2

Week 3 APRIL 17 Image Processing Chapters 3 and 4

Week 4 APRIL 24 Initial Display Chapter 5

and Visualization skim chapter 6

Week 5 MAY 1 Image Enhancement Chapter 7

Week 6 MAY 8 Image Classification Chapter 8

and applications

Week 7 MAY 15 Image Classification Chapter 8

and applications

Week 8 May 22 Project

Week 9 MAY 29 Change Detection Chapter 9

Week 10 JUNE 5 Project

FINAL EXAM: Thursday June 14^th 1015-1205

Assignments: Homework is to be neat and on time. Weekly computer work will be assigned with other computer assignments.

Grading: Assignments 30%; Exams/Quizzes 30%; Project 30%; Final 10%